Galileo Galilie

Galileo Galilei was born on 15 February 1564 near Pisa.

He was the son of a musician.

He began to study Medicine at the university of Pisa but changed to philosophy and mathematics in 1589.

Galileo was a hugely influential Italian astronomer, physicist and philosopher.

• In 1609 ,Galileo heard about the invention of the telescope in Holland.

• Without having seen an example, he constructed a superior version and made astronomical discoveries.

• These included mountains and valleys on the surface of the moon, sunspots, the four largest moons of the planet Jupitar and the phases of the planet Venus.

• His work on Astronomy made him famous and he was appointed court mathematics in Florence.

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